If you care, and you listen to lots of Dead, you will recognize this is one of the greatest jams the dead ever played. Sure it's not Dark Star in to Cryptical, but man, this is live dead. Improve at it's best.

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Black Queen is excellent! but Stephen Still contributions to Schoolgirl and Morning Dew are sweet as well

A little get together down in L.A. a few days after Altamont ? Every song here finds the boys at the top of their game ! Wow > Cryptical > Other > Cryptic > Cosmic ? Wow !! 5*****

S.Stills Black Queen >? Add another star please *

black queen , my 1st show i believe,brendon byrne arena april 1983 stills came out, sounds hauntingly simlar to this sum 15 yrs lata, next ngt in 83 he did luv the one u with, such a long time ago.....

what can i say that isn't crystally,radiantly clear upon listening? '69.....just before the turn of the decade wheel...it's like you can really Feel the mellow, yet thumpin, drivin on Energy pervading this juicy show! ends in cosmic charlie! The purity is there, and the magic too! Just listen to the long, slow, hard as steel , soft as velvet lyrics flowing strong throughout. Beautiful jamming groove. Alot of inherent, natural space inside the structure of the songs,yet clean and melodious, attimes almost downright folksy-americana blues shifting in through classic country back through ,well, the synapse....
anyway,i'm really writing this review simply because i was blown away listening to this killer show! i could go on and on about all the songs on this unique setlist, but , instead, i'd like to say thanks to everyone who writes reviews in here because i really enjoy them and often learn much more to appreciate about a show as well..
i picked this show because i usually try to listen to the show closest in date in whichever year im listening, to "real life", but this time, it was unavailable, so i went with closest to my birthday instead...looks like i found a gem while grasping in the dark...sounds like something that can best be described as listening to the Grateful Dead .
Four Stars cause Charlie cuts out, but don't be sad, just get this one now!